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Anthropology/Paleontology: Neanderthal Museum near Mettmann, Germany
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Photography: Yann-Arthus Bertrand, b. 1946. French photographer. Known for 'Earth from Above Pictures'
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Art: Barnes Collection near Philadelphia
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Art: Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nuernberg (German National Museum)
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History: World History Maps
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Design: Arne Jacobsen: Series 7 chair, made famous by a photograph by Lewis Morley (1963) showing call girl Christine Keeler in provocative pose. Keeler's affair with the British politician and Britsh Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, led to his resignation in 1963 (Profumo Affair).
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Art: Wallace Collection, London
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Movie: Zabriskie Point (1970): Director: Michelangelo Antonioni. w/ Mark Frechette (Mark), Daria Halprin (Daria). Overall rating 5 out of 10. Famous explosion scene in the end.
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History: The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660-1669. Web site still developing every day.
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Film: Meshes of the Afternoon 1943 Part 1 and Part 2
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Books: Bookstores in London: 1.) Foyles, 113-119 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0EB, UK: Large. Good selection. 2.) Lovejoys, 99A Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DP, UK: Videos and books. Good prices. 3.) Blackwells, 100 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0JG, UK: Alright. 4.) Borders, 122 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0JR, UK: Alright.
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Computer: Diagnose Vista Startup times and problems
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Models: Modelstyle
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Books: Zeno. Online books (in German)
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Computer: Hybernation option missing under Start button: One of the most common problem in Windows Vista is "Missing Hibernate option in startmenu". Hibernate option disappears whenever running "Disk Cleanup" (removes resepctive Hibernate files). Re-enable missing Hibernate option by following these simple steps: 1.) Click on "Start button -> All Programs -> Accessories". Right-click on "Command Prompt" and select "Run As Administrator". If you are prompted to enter password, enter the password and continue. You can also open Command Prompt in Administrator mode by typing "cmd" in Startmenu Search box and press "Ctrl+Shift+Enter". 2.) Now provide any of following commands: "powercfg /hibernate on" or "powercfg -h on" 3.) Exit command prompt and Hibernate option should appear in Startmenu.
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Life: Ponzo Illusion: Mario Ponzo discovered in 1923 that size perception depends on the eye's interpretation of depth clues.
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Jazz: Milt Hinton (1910-2000), bass player, most-recorded jazz musician of all time, having appeared on 1,174 recordings.
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Photography: Edward Sheriff Curtis: 'The North American Indian' (published 1907 - 1930); intented to record traditional Indian cultures; 20 volumes of narrative text and photogravure images.
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Books: John Bate, The Mysteries of Nature and Art, London: 1635. Influenced and inspired Isaac Newton. Excerpts here.
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Art: Rothko Chapel: Located in the museum district of Houston, TX., commissioned by the art collectors Jean and Dominique de Menil. Built in 1971. Contains 14 paintings by Mark Rothko. In front stands Barnett Newman's 'Broken Obelisk', dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Barnett created a total of three broken obelisks, the other two located at the MoMA in NYC and on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle, respectively.
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